The Green Bay Packers will face the San Francisco 49ers in Week 12. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding RB Josh Jacobs.
Is Josh Jacobs Playing in Week 12?
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is battling a quad injury and was limited for practice every practice this week.
Fortunately, the Packers removed Jacobs from their injury report on Friday. He has no destination and will play in Week 12.
This is the same issue that limited Jacobs for the club’s first two practices entering Week 11. Fortunately, he fully practiced last Friday, was removed from Green Bay’s injury report, and didn’t have a designation for Sunday’s win over the Bears.
Jacobs took 18 carries for 76 yards and a touchdown against Chicago, adding four catches for 58 yards. He’s finished as a top-five fantasy RB in two of Green Bay’s last three games.
Jacobs was dealing with an ankle injury in Week 9 before Green Bay went on bye. He was listed as questionable but ultimately suited up.
We’ll continue to monitor the Packers’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Josh Jacobs in Week 12?
Josh Jacobs has been trusted with at least 17 touches in five of his past six games and was a pretty clear focal point for the Packers last week. To open the game, he picked up 25 yards on four carries during Green Bay’s first six offensive plays of the game. To open the second half, Jacobs had a pair of touches to start a drive that he ultimately finished with a seven-yard score.
That doesn’t happen by accident and provides me with confidence in his floor. I also thought he looked fluid in the passing game last week, something that gives him access to a ceiling that not many have (three top-10 finishes this season). In fact, since the beginning of October, Bijan Robinson and Jacobs are the only running backs with at least 18 rush attempts and 20 receiving yards in three games
I don’t think we see that level of production this weekend against a San Francisco defense that has allowed running back carries to gain 15 yards just once a month, the lowest rate in the league. The floor is enough to start Jacobs with confidence, but you’re just very unlikely to see him replicate his strong Week 11 (134 yards and a touchdown).
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 12 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Josh Jacobs’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 12
As of early Sunday morning, Jacobs is projected to score 15.2 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 16.8 rushing attempts for 72.3 yards and 0.5 touchdowns. It also includes 2.8 receptions for 20 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Josh Jacobs’ Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship RB PPR Rankings
1) Saquon Barkley | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) James Cook | BUF (at KC)
3) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (at PHI)
4) Isiah Pacheco | KC (vs. BUF)
5) Kareem Hunt | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Austin Ekeler | WAS (at PHI)
7) Ray Davis | BUF (at KC)
8) Ty Johnson | BUF (at KC)
9) Samaje Perine | KC (vs. BUF)
10) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (vs. WAS)
11) Jeremy McNichols | WAS (at PHI)
12) Will Shipley | PHI (vs. WAS)
13) Carson Steele | KC (vs. BUF)
14) Reggie Gilliam | BUF (at KC)
15) Chris Rodriguez Jr. | WAS (at PHI)
